I'm gonna guess $200 - based on the way SW sets have been priced of late. I wouldn't be surprised if it's up to $250. But I'm not buying it at either price without a lot of incentive or some sort of 1st edition certificate to go with it. Too many other Lego sets to buy this year.

Last edited by etcknight on Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Amazing model! And look at the size of that thing! I'm impressed with all the built-in functionality and articulation. It's a great start to make a truly stunning R2-D2 model. It's a bit blocky, but I bet that can be fixed with some slopes and angle bricks.

I'm curious to see how the leg structure and especially how the ankles work. Those areas were problematic when I made my 1/5 scale R2-D2 model.

Last edited by sparkart on Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.

It didn't seem to me that there are any really crazy new or rare pieces on this guy. That tells me that I can probably build one out of my collection. Of course, who knows what's going on inside but that will be a bunch of technic pieces I don't really care about anyway. It's nice to see that he seems to be done in the 'classic' style at least. Hopefully price is disclosed soon; this is a tough one to speculate upon as it's a lot of brick and moving bits that we can't see that will throw off most of our guesses.

It's a pretty nice model, don't know if it's a must-have, though. Like everyone's said, the omission of wheels is "unfortunate" at best. I agree that some of the dome functions are the most iconic (periscope, lightsaber launcher, etc.) but I'm not sure how they could have incorporated such a thing and retained the rotating head (more iconic, IMO). Some nice details, though.

That said, I'll bet the build is pretty interesting. Looks like a lot of different techniques involved to get all of the details and so forth, not to mention that the form is pretty unique from a LEGO model standpoint (giant cylinder, dome, etc).

Unfortunately I missed the video the first time around, so when I first saw the composite pic posted here, I wasn't that impressed, but now that I've seen the video (thanks for posting the new links!) and have an idea of scale in reference to a person, it looks great for its size. At first I thought the angle of Artoo's main legs looked a ways off when he was resting on all three, but I referenced it and it's actually pretty close. I think they made the right choices on features, given that they probably can't feasibly include them all at the price-point they wanted to hit.

Can't wait to see all the mod's for him like a light brick in his optical sensor, sail barge version with serving tray, rocket legs, etc. Plus all the different versions of multicolored and later model astromechs we're sure to see in the future. This is a definite want for me, and for around $150 *crosses fingers* would be a no-brainer, maybe even $175, but too much over that and I'll have to hold out for a while.

That price-point seems feasible, given that sparkart's 1/5th scale Artoo (which looks fantastic and, I whole-heartedly agree, should also be made into an official set at some point) came in at around 900 pieces, with the base. Given those numbers, I would guess this version at 1/4th scale to land somewhere in the neighborhood of 1100-1500 pieces, but even with those numbers, the LEGO group could easily mark this up to $200 and sell a hefty quantity.

emmtwosix wrote:I whole-heartedly agree, should also be made into an official set at some point) came in at around 900 pieces, with the base. Given those numbers, I would guess this version at 1/4th scale to land somewhere in the neighborhood of 1100-1500 pieces, but even with those numbers, the LEGO group could easily mark this up to $200 and sell a hefty quantity.

Now the waiting begins!

According to brickset, the model has 2,127 pieces. If that's the case, I would pretty much agree with Don's $250.

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emmtwosix wrote:I'm even more impressed with sparkart's ability to make his version look so accurate with so many fewer pieces.

Who knows, maybe Lego intentionally adds pieces to pad the price, small pieces hidden away or pieces that don't seem to serve any purpose. I know I've noticed a trend of sets having more pieces than they really need, designed with many smaller parts when fewer larger parts would have sufficed.

But $180 seems like a decent price. Back in the day the UCS Yoda had half as many parts and sold for $99. Of course, this R2 looks to be close in size to UCS Yoda.

Here's the official unveiling of everyone's favorite astromech, 10225 R2-D2. The good news: it comes out in May. The bad news: it's $180 bucks. Or $230 if you're really unlucky and live in the great white north. Still, you do get over 2,000 pieces with it, 2,127 to be exact.

Maybe [email protected] will have some sort of sale or promotion attached to it for their annual May the Fourth Be With You sale.

10225 R2-D2™

Ages 16+. 2,127 pieces.

US $179.99 CA $229.99 UK 149.99 £ DE 179.99 € DK 1499 DKK

Presenting the Ultimate Collector Series R2-D2™ – the best-loved droid in the Star Wars galaxy!

Presenting the iconic R2-D2 as you’ve never seen him before! Everyone’s favorite droid from the Star Wars galaxy is now part of the Ultimate Collector Series and features fantastic detailing, such as retractable third leg, front panels that open to reveal a universal computer interface arm and a circular saw, rotating head and 2 fold-out front spacecraft linkage control arms. With the included fact plaque and R2-D2 minifigure, this diminutive model is the perfect addition to your LEGO® Star Wars™ collection!